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ๅ–
ๅ–
8 strokes
Frequency: 122
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

take
fetch
take up

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ทใƒฅ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใจ.ใ‚‹
ใจ.ใ‚Š
ใจ.ใ‚Š-
ใจใ‚Š
-ใฉ.ใ‚Š
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใฉใ‚‹

Common Words

ใซๅ–ใฃใฆ
Expression
Usually kana
Freq #239
1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

Examples
ใ“ใฎ่จผๆ‹ ใฏๅฝผใซใจใฃใฆไธๅˆฉใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
This evidence was against him.
ใจใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #264
1

to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold

Examples
ๅ…ˆ็”ŸใฏใƒŽใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎๅคงๅˆ‡ใ•ใ‚’ๅผท่ชฟใ—ใŸใ€‚
The teacher stressed the importance of taking notes.
ใŠ็šฟใซๅ–ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใฏๅ…จ้ƒจ้ฃŸในใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
You'd better eat everything that's on your plate.
2

to pass; to hand; to give

Examples
ๅกฉใ‚’ใจใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Could you pass me the salt, please?
3

to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆ•ฐๅญฆใงๆบ€็‚นใ‚’ๅ–ใฃใŸใ€‚
He got full marks in mathematics.
ๆ˜จๆ—ฅไผ‘ใฟใ‚’ๅ–ใฃใฆใƒ”ใ‚ฏใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏใซใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I took a day off yesterday and went on a picnic.
้ซ˜็ตฆใ‚’ใจใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ€ๅฝผใฏๅฎ‰ๆฅฝใซๆšฎใ‚‰ใ™ใ“ใจใŒใงใใŸใ€‚
His high salary enabled him to live in comfort.
4

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose

Examples
ใฉใ†ใ„ใ†ๅ‡ฆ็ฝฎใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฏใ‚ใชใŸใซไปปใ›ใพใ™ใ€‚
I leave it in your hands what course of action to take.
่€ไบบใฏใ”ใ†ๆ…ขใชๆ…‹ๅบฆใ‚’ใจใฃใŸใ€‚
The old man assumed an impudent attitude.
5

to remove; to get rid of; to take off

Examples
่‚‰ใ‹ใ‚‰่„‚่บซใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Trim the fat off the meat.
ใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใฎๆŸ“ใฟใฏๆ‹ญใ„ๅ–ใ‚‹ใฎใŒ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใ€‚
The coffee stain was difficult to remove.
6

to take away; to steal; to rob

7

to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

Examples
ๆฐดๅˆ†ใ‚’ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ๅ–ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
You should drink a lot of liquid.
8

to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop)

9

to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside

Examples
ใ“ใฎใ‚ฝใƒ•ใ‚กใƒผใฏๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใ€‚
This sofa takes too much room.
ๅฝผใฏไป•ไบ‹ใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๆ™‚้–“ใฎๅ…จใฆใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Business absorbs all his time.
10

to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep

Examples
ใใฎใŠ้‡‘ใฏใ„ใ–ใจใ„ใ†ใจใใฎใŸใ‚ใซๅ–ใฃใฆใŠใใ‚ˆใ€‚
I'm going to lay aside that money for emergencies.
ๅบงๅธญใ‚’ใจใฃใฆใŠใ„ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please save my place.
11

to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp

12

to record; to take down

Examples
ใ‚ฑใ‚คใƒˆใฏๆญดๅฒใฎ่ฌ›็พฉใ‚’ไธนๅฟตใซใƒŽใƒผใƒˆใซใจใฃใŸใ€‚
Kate took careful notes on the history lecture.
13

to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get

Examples
ใฉใ‚“ใช้›‘่ชŒใ‚’ใจใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
What magazines do you subscribe to?
14

to order; to have delivered

15

to charge; to fine; to take (tax)

16

to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept

17

to take control of; to take (the rudder)

18

to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

ๅ–ใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใš
ๅ–ใ‚Šๆ•ขใˆใš
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #707
1

first of all; at once; right away

Examples
ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ—ใพใŠใ†ใ€‚
Let's do this first of all.
2

for now; for the time being; tentatively

3

anyway; at least

ๅ—ๅ–ใ‚‹
ใ†ใ‘ใจใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #798
1

to receive; to get; to accept

Examples
ใ“ใฎ่ดˆใ‚Š็‰ฉใฏๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
I cannot accept this gift.
2

to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็งใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ไพฎ่พฑใจๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใ ใ€‚
She seems to have taken my remark as an insult.
ใจใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1161
1

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)

Examples
้‹ณ็‰ฉใŒ้‡‘ๅž‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ™ใฃใฝใ‚Šใจใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The casting came cleanly out of its mold.
2

to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust); to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)

Examples
ใ—ใณใ‚ŒใŒใจใ‚Œใ‚‹ใพใง้ฃŸไบ‹ใฏใ—ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Don't eat till the numbness wears off.
3

to be harvested; to be picked; to be produced; to be caught (of fish); to be obtained; to be extracted

Examples
ใ‚ชใƒชใƒผใƒ–ใฎๅฎŸใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฒนใŒๅ–ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
Oil is extracted from olives.
4

to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as); to be understood (as); to be read (as)

5

to be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.); to be achieved

Examples
ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจๆ‰‹ใ‚’ไผ‘ใ‚ใฆๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’ๅ’Œใ‚‰ใ’ใ‚Œใฐใ€่‚ฉใฎใ‚นใƒˆใƒฌใ‚นใ‚„็ทŠๅผตๆ„ŸใŒใจใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚
If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.
6

Transitive verb; Potential form of ๅ–ใ‚‹

to be able to get; to be able to obtain; to be able to secure; to be able to win; to be able to catch

Examples
ใ‚„ใฃใจๅ…่จฑใŒๅ–ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I got a driver's license at last.
ๅ–ๅ‡บใ™
ๅ–ใ‚Šใ ใ™
ใจใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™
ใจใ‚Šใ ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1386
1

to take out; to produce; to pick out

Examples
ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ใคใฎ้ข็™ฝใ„ใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผๆบใฏใ€ๆ”พๅฐ„่ƒฝใฎๅปƒๆฃ„็‰ฉ่ณชใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ–ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ›ใ‚‹็†ฑใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.
2

to fetch; to retrieve

Examples
้ฉๅˆ็އใจใฏๅ–ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ—ใŸ่จ˜ไบ‹ใฎใ†ใกใ€ใฉใฎ็จ‹ๅบฆใฎ่จ˜ไบ‹ใŒๆคœ็ดขๆกไปถใซๅˆใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚’็คบใ™ๆŒ‡ๆจ™ใงใ™ใ€‚
The precision ratio is an index that indicates how many articles meet the search criteria out of all of the articles retrieved.
ใจใ‚Šใ‚‚ใฉใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1504
1

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

Examples
็งใŸใกใฏใ€ๅคฑใฃใŸๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šๆˆปใ•ใชใใฆใฏใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
We must make up for lost time.
ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2889
1

to pick up

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚นใฎ่Šฑ็“ถใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใŸใ€‚
She picked up one of the glass vases.
2

Sometimes written as ๆŽกใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ‚‹

to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen to

Examples
ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎไผš่ญฐใงใฏใ€ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๅ–ถๆฅญๆˆฆ็•ฅใ‚’ๆŽกใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ไบˆๅฎšใงใ™ใ€‚
In tomorrow's meeting, we're planning to adopt a new marketing strategy.
ใ“ใฎใƒ–ใƒญใ‚ฐใฏๆƒ…ๅ ฑใ‚คใƒณใƒ•ใƒฉใ‚’ไธญๅฟƒใจใ—ใŸใƒˆใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
This blog covers topics that centre on information infrastructure.
3

to take issue with; to make a problem of; to bring up (as a point of criticism)

4

to report (news); to cover; to feature

Examples
ๅ…จๆ–ฐ่žใŒใใฎไบ‹ไปถใ‚’ๅคงใใๅ–ใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใŸใ€‚
All the papers featured the case.
5

to take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke; to disqualify; to cancel

Examples
ๅ‘ใ“ใ†่ฆ‹ใšใช้‹่ปขใฎ็‚บๅฝผใฏๅ…่จฑใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He had his license taken away because of reckless driving.
6

to deliver (a baby)

7

to collect (taxes)

ๆ‰‹ใซใจใ‚‹
ใฆใซใจใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #3241
1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใŒๅ“็‰ฉใ‚’ใ„ใกใ„ใกๆ‰‹ใซๅ–ใฃใฆ่ฆ‹ใŸใ€‚
John picked up the articles one by one and examined them.
ใ‚„ใ‚Šๅ–ใ‚Š
้ฃใ‚Šๅ–ใ‚Š
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #3500
1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

Examples
็›ฎใฎๅ‰ใง็นฐใ‚Šๅบƒใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚„ใ‚Šๅ–ใ‚Šใฏใ€ไฟบใŒๅ…ฅใ‚Š่พผใ‚€้š™ใชใ‚“ใฆไธ€ใƒŸใƒชใ‚‚ใชใ„ใ€‚
The exchange unfolding in front of my eyes had not a single millimetre of a gap in which for me to slip.
๐ŸŽ“

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